Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-17
DMLY POST lMTHueENcER


Win tks pnblicaiion Of Secretary |
Manuin9's letisr Of sasirnaason and ihe
Prsasdsna's reply tharsto. eli dsues fhns
change in Ne CAbEnei IL impendinR q
dispslied. Mr. Mannfnx h Roina. and
a Il earnsssiy 20 be desired. thouah
suarealy 10 b. heped, that On be d.
pastars shs TrsasnEy Dspartmeni WIN
psas undeF The contEoi ~ . man more
thosouehly 10 sympashy with the Arnsti-
can psepls than Mr.. Manning.
ms retiring secssiaEy has nnguss-
tiennbIy bean The greet surprise Of ths
OabinsL Prssioas to his SECESSION ~
Bsssstnry Of she Treasury, hts only
rspussfion bsysrd The borders Of TIE
Htsis Of New York vas - . poIftieai
manEpuiator o. extraordinary shEswd-
ness and success. To bis skilifai york
wns credited The nomination Of Mr..
Osssland fss Ne Presidency, and dnr-
lne he onnpafen vhish followed bis
relations 10 Mf. Cleveland we're regarded
b. the Republicans in much the sane
lirhs that NJ. EIkins' relations 70 NJ.
Blaine we're regarded By ths Demo
exnia. That be vas the leading spirit Of
tfs canvass. Il unqsestioned-
The people we're somswbat surprised
When Il became known that this man.
whoss greatest seputatisn vas a. >
manipaiator OF conventions and %
Iitioal boss, VS. 70 occupy the most i'm
partant position IN the Cabinet Of The
Precsdeut. ThoaQh be bed for many
years been President Of an Albany M
tional bank, HE qualifications fOF a po-
sltisn 90 high a. that Of Secretary Of
ths Treasury we're net apparent, and
bis appointmeht vaa not reesivsd With
aRssai degree q apUsCval.
UnquesfioBabiy. however, Mr.. Man
nine has been the strongest man IN The
Cabinst. That Il 70 say. be has bssn
he most aggressive Of iis members. be
has besn looked upon - having the
largest amount Of infiasnee with the
Presidsnt, and be has been able 70 shape
ths policy Of the Administration on .
greater number Of questions than any
Of his colleagues. while II u notorious
that Presidents Cleveland and sesrstsry
Manning differed radically on certain
points, and thai on thess points The
President has persisted In following bis
own counsel, Il is nevertheless . fact
that On eli fiscal questions Mr.. Manning
hes bssn able 70 dictate the course Of
the Administration. He has also dsvel.
opsd many qualities which he could nos
have bssn expected 70 possess, and be
ls nov regarded BY many Democrats a.
the most able man Of their party.
II spite Of ell this, however, Mr.. Man
nlna's retirement from the head Of the
Treasury Department IL = most forta-
nate thing for the country. On almost
oil Of the great questions with which
she Secretary Of tbs Treasury ia called
upon 10 deal, be is radically wrong. II
be is In sympathy With tbs great body
Of The American people on any question
Of fiscal policy, the fact has never been
developed. He IL . Fabid opponent Of
the protective taria. Hs is unalterabIy
opposed 10 The coinage Of silver and has
dons all In bis power 10 thwart the will
Of the people 10 this respect. His ad-
ministration Of the Treasury Depart
mens has unquestionably been In the
interest Of the spectators Of Wall street
and against the interests Of the great
Wet. lie has lost no opportunity 10
favor his MalFstreet friends at the ex-
panss Of tbs people, and has been at
teRly needless Of the protests which bis
policy has called forth.
II 10 poasible-indeed, II IL altogether
prohable-thst another man who will be
equally under the influence Of the New
York ring will succeed Mr.. Manning.
bni The chances are thai he will BE- less
able and less determined than bic pre-
deessssF and that he viii accordingly be
lees dangerous. The change cannot be
fer The woFse, and the hops THAI 10 may
be for the better is accordingly not en-
tirely without foundation.
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